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- y..", es v a s,cox cir our army, in crossing the Douro, but must he satisfied, that to our military character every thing was due. It had been marked by a spirit of enterprize and energy which had fixed his natne.in.,aoElnaclvanceme o t to " thilitary fame; and would..thi .bA,,re,n,own in the .annils of his country. lt nest bedthetgreatest pride of his life, that b e h a d been epga&eFl i i n uAke gloriod s and lard-fought battle of Talave`fri,.tipder the great Commander; whose highest- prld4:anafelicity , must -be,- that he had the faVonri of his Sovereign, and the thallit's - and gratitud e o f an _apillal?ging country, -i4-. re-tern for his eminent valour and stir -vices .ulion :various occasions. In addition to, his (Gen: S.'s) merits, it was not one of the least" that he had been chosen to assist at the Councils of such a CoMmander, and subsequently-to carry into ettett the operations ther e i n decided opon. - The - Speaker then delivered the .Thanks ef the-,,119 44e,. .;ire,- to the Hon. and - gallant Men - iber„;,/,Or , Aii.:-distinguished 1 services, "&c. at the battle.bf , ,Tal9vera f ,„ ( l, - , • 4r . ' General Sy.EtV AliT, 'in .141 r - e4.lre;ied..th.p, high Sense which he erneitaineAri .bop.‘,):l.cinguislied-ito hour - Cbriferred upOn - him ;,.m t ihevciur,qiieli had.* far eXceeded any services lie I ntgl i A7l4Fe., done hi s. , country. It he e xp er i ence d . any . regret -upon ,the present occasion, it was in nntbeing surrounded by the gallant*Officers whO had beeu with him.in the battle,-and who were far more; entitled 'to - aptslause than Ininself.*- The gob. - -G e ne r al' declared that_he had. the most ardent zeal for his Majestys service, which he could no t b e tt er evince-than followingits the. bright example Which bad been set:WMl)y the great and- gallant General WhoseserviCes had render"- ed him such an ornament, and - who' had carried such terror by his valour into the-tanks of our foes. He then expressed his thanks to. the Speaker -for the kind and handsome terms in which he had oon , veyed the sentiments of the Muse. He would cou'L eider this day as.the proudest day,of his life. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR . -Of the • Ex- Cii Eau ER, the Speech of the Speaker was ordered"to be inserted in the Journals—nern. con. indeed was very happily . expressed, " to econOrniit by detail and to car. 7 on principle." t Tier some obserwions from Mr. LEYCESTI/R ancfMr. FULLER, the - latter Nvi.ilied to withdraw his motion; but thq Fhinse retUsed to accede to the Hoti Gentlemat4 wish, and put.a - nigatiVe oii motion. • :eeeth attention the papers on the table, and he now 'declared, after- -mature deliberation, - that - hes, (Mr. Pe:reeval), from the most attentive consideration he bad been able to'.giVe to these papers, was,• in his opinion, in danger of impeaehment. It was the. Mote extraordinary, therefore, that ap accused per . Son should t a k e upo n himself to dictate the names ANIARI CA. .-. ~,. '!.of ' th e C ommi ttee.—Were ' not Committees,.- in. , ... , , . . .. ... _..... - _ • Mr. WHITBREAD observed that as-there• was no • c4ses -of 'ProaecatiOn-s, • generally , seleded frem p object Red to the mot i on „which he, was; about t 4 . ,sens .. cif the sam e way of-thinking- as theprOSe cutor er- ?. make, he should ‘move an Address., to-1 e'Thir. Honourable and Learned Gentleman (Mr. for copies of certain dispateliaa of the74l-ateSfar th 4tevet9 -might Iftoghe but the faa was•so. All that. 3d and - 4th ;Deeember, lOB, frorne.)lr. Eraltlbe. t • I f,wtasvlllitd,byl l 4 Noble Friend was, .the mere turn the Secretary of - Siite. (Mr.e.C'arteieg),,..alse' dui- . 'ef - thd ;cale just to giN N , out of nine Members letter of Mr. - Erskine . to'Mr.,.SMith referring to • inajority of soli to iNtriell he (Mr. l'.) conceiied 1 those dispatches, - B,rc.: .: ' ' - . l. '' - ' Mr. CANNING secoeded fhe'thofiOn of . The. I - 10n,., - respeet ,to Mr. Batintrst and Mr..Wdberfoice, Alley Gentlemen.. •He was inclined to . do so furtn vvhat .:were not party men ; h e could not wish to exclude what bad passed i n anot h er . p l ace, w hich led him to- : theme and his Noble Friend had named Mr. Free infer, that inethe ptod,uetion .of the papers n ow . - derick. Rebinson to watch th e i nterests o f ot li ce.— moved for e nothing-irijUrieus to the I:eiblic'servic e e: To be sure, as to the appointment of Me., 5. - -orke, no would follow. The_.quetiOn', which would arise,: iiiiiii - Otilid - be more fit for f'. secret committee than out of the paaerswould•be tounded upon •tlie - agree- ' ,that Hon. Gentleman. He was entitled, therefore, ment entered ieto with. _the American . GoVertineent to lay in his - claim as far as se , ...?cy went. 'Why the and Mr. ,Erskine, .which ag.reetnent. - it • was impos- 'bight' Hob. {gentleman should wish.. the appoint sible hi . ; - Majesty could saudion.. It was quite a : exit of Mr. Sturges Bourne and Mr: Lep:ester he distind thing whetlier the British Government - ktiew not; unleas lze thought they had some claitn should be bound: by its ow n act ;with the American ' from thp disappointment of their hopes on a former Government, or whethe r it s h ou ld 'be bound by_ an night, and thought-he ight as well tr to unauthorised a& 'Of its gent. 'he c.orrespondende - e get they on some Comm m ittee or oth y hit hand er. He would would clear that fziel: The qiiestion.waknot .Whe., put it the House,. whether the country would then the , instinCtions given :by th e ''GoVern men t .to be satisfied with the appointment of a Secret Corn- Mr. Erskitie'vvere politic or ...wise, but . whether ; an mittee constituted as the Right I-lon. Gentleman accredited agent was justified in - departing fromibis . wished. instrudion s ". When -the papers were' bef o r e the ' Mr, STEAiatg autstired the Right Mi, Gentle-. House, it would be shewn where the fault lay, and man;that th e reaso n Which inditced 0 smile on' his then it wo u ld be ascertained in what Inanner'giieli t. countenance, was the singularity of the proposition departure from positive, ins k apetions should be - ante of the Noble.Lor. e H eVr an madverted upon.. ln.point of tad, the• instructions ius , anee in which d the'prosec u t th e o r in use use a- had knoW been , were disob e y e d, and if any; additional papers. were at liberty to name a Jury ? When the - Right Hon. necessary to threw' a 'light Upon/the subjea,, no Gentleman talked of niipeachment, waS it not, . doubt they' would be granted, if called for: It Was . ting and proper for the House *to see, that at least expedient' that the'world should see what the aCtual • the Jury were, not .composei of, Gentlemen Who instt uaions were. ' ••' .. . . upon all occasions avowed their , hostility:At) INili . Mr. - WHITBREAD was notrdiSpOsed to have said i - nicters; and thei r w i s h t o .get 4 - id of them. • If.the a word, if th e Right Honourable Gentleman had Conimittee, "as r proposed, .was agreed to; then ; the -not so very unexpeaedly offered . bin,self to the i. House would give e casting voice against Ministers. - - .notice of the Hous e , if, hereafter, upon iiivesti- Such a Committee. would, in the„language of a gation, it should 'appear that - the substance of the writer of the present day (who in conjuring tip'fan e instructions given to - Mr. Erskine was c a rr i e d into eiful ideas was pretty p r O ne ) e b e employed in- dig eft - Z:0 by that Gentleman, .it would become' the covering ' All is . deluSione ;notight 74. tenth." 'His : Right Honourable Gentleman to show why .the Hon. and Learned _Friend ' (Sir A. Pigott); than ' 'treaty with America had not. been ratified. Willa whom 'a• More honourable man neer-exVed e when resped to certain papers; he hound that one ;nark- hot uodei the - influence of party Spieit e ehe hom ed No. I. had. not been produced, which would he e 'recollqted•lformed' a part. Of the minlate..'Adstra-.' have given a different feature to_ the transaction. . tion, would if his (Mr. T.'S) friends ' were out of' ~_ _The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCIIEQUEtt - *S per.. poWer share the penalty of the cbnviationefor 'the fectly convinced that the .papers, wizen produced; removal of Ministers was the penalty. The Hon. :. would satisfy the House• that neither the letter not:. Gentleman trusted the House - would acccite to the spirit ofthe-inStructions InKl been obeyed. the, m 0... names proposed by his RightHon. - Friend. Hon. - Friend. ' • r Lion was then; agreed" to. .. - - - - -, • Mr.. WIN-DRAM observed, that ..the Hon. and .. - SECRET COMMITTEE: ' - :=-;' . Learned .. Gentleman had' declaimed well, argued , . Lord PORCRESTES„previoIis to„Moving for -the . 1 Well, and qu ote d h app i ly ; but his declamation, his 'appointm en t o f a Secret CoMmitt e e t o examine•pa.• i arguments, and his'quotation, were founded on con-. pers relative to the Waicheren "Expedition; rose to I fusion. He had misunderstood the formzttion of move for the attendance of Li eutenant -G eneral Sir i the Corinnittee; and confOunded it With institution s . e i Thomas Trigge, K. B. and Sir LUeils,Pepys., lo.be i, of another nature, which had ' nothing to do wi t h iexamined befor e. the Committee• of Inquir.i.—Or- , this questien. The motion of his Noble Friend dered. . I was not ; ',for. the Irnjrannelling of a Jury, it • was , . • ,• i t . Lord Poacuesrea then Observed, that on the. I :for the appointrneot of i. e Who ever 4 i - -formereeeenin g ; when he - had given- in the list of .- heard . of. a PrOsecutor tintwas not 4d. impartial oarnes to form . the Secret•Committve, the name of .1 person:. it Are .Irig . rlcit - lo I.Z. 5 . - ,...ia...r....1 ;,... ti,..t Sir Richard leicKer toe nate been 'objected to,' on ac- i l fight.. -progueution - 3. would be never, carried on.; 1 count of that Gentleman's incapacity to attend ; li,e . 4 1 therefore; to say tli.c , t the .Noble ':Lor'd and his 1 now bad prepared a list 'of ' tune,-" which he Would-.! friends 'were :partial, was ' s 3 in nothing. I'li e state to the House.- e The names 'winch the. Noble J Right • Honourable Gentleman in this case, wish-. •Lord 'propoedwere—Mr. R . Ryder, Mr:. Bregge 'i . ed, becatiSe_ an Attorney was appeinted Bathurst, Mr. Fr ederick..Robinson e Achniraf Mark ., urinate anoth er - o f - his own choosing, who ; was to him,' General Ferguson, Mr... Wilber f orce, M. act as the ac cuser o f t he other. - He had, objected to Pager, Sir'J o h n Seb r i g h t , and Lord . Porchster,-;-- two or three Gentlemen who were not well disposed _ Having . read these_ namei, the Noble Lord. then to all th e measures of Government, blot what rea-- Mtivmoved,'- •. . sonable Obj ec ti on t h e r e could be to these Gentlemen • ,• , . - f` That a Secr e t C om mi ttee .be apppinted to ex- , i- who scenetirneo °led With th em , I re did not know.. amine into, and report, ,upon such. secret and:Conk,- .1.. Might they n o t, if on t h e Committee, be seized with deritearinformation as his -Majesty's Ministers had -fea fit of voting for Ministers when in that, situation, received respecti ng the laW Eep at ie ion t o 1.4 29 Scheldt, as they sometimes -voted on nne'side; and sometimes. as was consistent • with the security of tile. public I• on the o the r ?- He thought every thi ng - necessa r y to service." , the ends of justi ce wou l d be cibtained beethe Conn 'Lord G. L. Gowen suggested to the Noble Lord, • mittee of his Nable Friend. . i 'SINECURE PLACES. .gS. •., ~ •- that it would be but an act of ju st i ce to t he N o b le , i . Mr, BURTON thought Gentlemen hadebista.ken . ._:..,.fjorci (Lord C ast le reag h) not to deprive blal of the 'i the 'constitution of the Committee; it • was not a • Mr : . .Fteetie rase, in 'cOnsiquence •of 'rf notice',. advantage which ire.Woo,ld deriv . e if on the Co 1 jury,bot a; commissiun ; dele g at e d by the House, ib whicleke had given, iii move an instreetion to the- mittee, and therefore he , would: propose - that's he l examine what ducuMentS were . necessary for the; coni t pli c o- to inquire hd,c, 'what places it may, be Noble Lard should attend Ole Committee, but not ' ,ingoiry. .- ', • •' ' : . . . exptoit.m.ro rbolisir...- ' Die flcrnouraOfeGentlethaii. :be allowed to vote. . ... ~ e ... - Mr. Hormonsre thought the question was in a . . - narrow - compasS. .It was whether a Committee adv e rted. t© certittnpaiaftretihs.in'thelll ed RePOit off Lord Putteue4rea obserY6,l, that not wishing' to ± the COU:rnittee,. wherein they had . stated:certain l aa unfairly by the Noble Lord,. he ha nam e d a n I - should be formed when the names were proposd . }traces which. were held•at an • en'orinoniexpenee lb. Hoe. Gentleman (Mr. Frederick Robinson), why I , to the vote, then would have beerethe time to ohe ; ject. 'When the; Right Hon. gentleman compared the country. In this .iepott they lidd'fict specified a, as the Noble Lord's Under Secretary, .to be on the . , be"ziolibtied as Committee. : ... ; .. , ~i - the Committee to a Jury, he had forgot thedutieS of the partienterplecegwhieh 011,, ,, tictp ..... , - tuntecessary, Hu ; wished they tadffeliiii out }gin- - ~The SPaAKE4 .conceived it was rather a novel a Jury; the Committee were merely the CollectorS li and manfully, beCause they 7tivW...eppoint e d for mode of-proceeding for. Gentlemen to attend Secret iof information whieh, it was theirduty to report to . . that vxpress-purposF. He had norlikieh to take the I - Cornmittees unless the actually *ere appointed. I,.the Iltluse, upon which the House would judge.---, Inntier:up, for it . wps:their duty, and if odium was •' Members by the House. • ' -i . , When Gentlemen talked of a balance of interests; h e was at a - loss to know what. was meant; if - the biaSsedl)y -to be eaet'upbnl'any, Why let it fill on them and nor l'he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was now I On an rmdividual HTe never had the vanity, eve n 1 eor,: eie d in the opinion .which he had entertained. CoLmo.nriditit,eoeßsctirliEcsiTlyE'diticidtphieei4itlluatty.hie Masse in his youtlge-r days, ~ of- bringing in bills—Noe no, lon e former night, that the Noble Lord - would not 1' not he; -thank God Z: aid for, this good reason he 1,13 e -supported in ;he na7ues w4ch he now propo se d. -party in formingehe'Cominitte e . • With respect to 7:w h a t the; Ron. and Learned Gentleman had said wanted no plaCc. - He was always well provided - for, 1. He did not think that the Notr:e Lord had treated and therefore i'Ottlid - rf.qt favours from any Fitly.— 'either him or his colleagues with fairness in .propos. , ' about - sharing the peealty on - conviction,. did the If th 6, Holt• Ce;)tknial l (Mr. Baulies)• would ;Ander- i ing a committee of the kind. Out of the nine , pee , s Hon. Gentlenian•cdean to apply ; that .oOsrmiloi Lt . o .wislto- be d n the. OM-' take to intreduee the subject iitto - his:Bill why he 1 suns proposed atefirst, five of them. were of the pater!. either his lion. Friend 'or 11411 Self; vvii . o - ti e wi had 'could nut meddle with it, . but if it was - n o t ',at all times disposed to consider the'aets of Adrninis.: . i been if) poWe'r ?' e .. done, lie situuld takeit.up. The Hon. Gentleman I tration as wrong ones; and.only one of the Other .1 . IN . Ir.'YORKE had not any . , then moved an , l,ustruction to the Committee to the four, an Hon. Admiral (S rR, Bickerton) conned-- i mittee. He denied that he had vote against In effed before stated. . . ed with then Government ;, the. oilier three - were ! gully. • He had voted for -the Ainendment,. because " • The CIIANCELLOR of the . Eiomiu.sit objeded to Gentlemen who, to say the least of- them, were not he wished that the . PaPets should be on • th e , t a bl e.; themo:jou The: House had already apponnud the 1 attached to the measures of Government. 'With re- ; end . ' , flying seen the Papers, he row thought inquiry 'conematee•With I powers Burin the last • Session ; "sped to the' ConiMittee, he certainly should wish toT'• necessary. ' • th e y had . repeir;to - rthe result of their labours,' and to :I mix in that Committee 2aome.Gantlemen who were . .51r..41..MONTAQUE_ expressed similar -reasons for what extent ifferegulations, whit respect to places,• l' generally :in the practice of delivering their senii-" 1 the vote -he had given.' H e deprecated the idea.. .of ought to' be .4iiiljed. •An Hon. and .I.earned Geik- I merits, as representatives Of. the people e as the dele- 1 party motives. Did the Hon. Gentleman ,oppositee elem . , , n had given. notice of some resa;lntians : upon I gated authority of the House.. l'he Right Hoti:t mean to say that the Committee Were to rsacke itte-the ~n which. would precludefehe'neeeisity of Gentleman,. therefore, would . , ,recommeod•-• Mi.,: i 7 papers ott, which to ground - accusation, for-thata lion: Gjiitlemm's Motiqn. .6.kixi ''''; -.-- i Sturges. BOurne and Mr.Yorkeae-Members-cf that - ' seethed:their determined object wheq . they called for Mr.. BANKES,ttitsted the I-fotise 39aliktiilir g!.cpti , .. * 1 Cointnittee. In addition to General Itergusob;Aie'e a Committee formed of the names the Noble 'Lord . fldence in . ..their COMlDiftee, ancr'illati fetter them would propose General ,Crawfutd, .and in additi ou hia give n in. He hoped the Iloite, .h.Owever,.would.. with any petticular instruttions.,. WitiX.regieet to' t to Adnitral Markhatn; be:;, would propose. Captain '. not agree with Them.. •• ' the ac: o 6li o u of particular offices fer abolislag,..wiry, '! Berea - ord. - "If . it was intended.. to propose that .:,tife ' Mr. D. BROWN never 'held ' a place, and .did not, each' p.-istiular otlice might make 4'ca • se' of itself, j Members . should be . extended. be e yond rime,' he 1 ' Ndte againstinqlliry. ' He: had voted against enter hutc tine Committee could not, make any precise i- 7 ' should then prii.pose.ktr„.:Leycesw, , .-Hepropdsed-.' kniAtoa2preciPitate inqn,ity,,,,inquiry. without,- hav port 'nod . they- were ~lo posseoon of. tl!e docu-: , -1 the,. of 'those he..had just ineatiatrettOtrafts''.':iiiig "(tie 'documents ..lo judge ; by ; .and, he had 'rid pornminent s . - 4, 7 ,, ted s t essential duty which either ;tie. I Rrineiple, tta! it .would.-7-k-trecttssary to - Cetnfront ,• doubt tha't many-Members on that • night voted thetnittee. Ur. the'',.‘louie could have imposed :on : .'Otitn' 'With gentlemen of-opposite opiniona . eeho, : Against the- previous questien, who did so from a , Was the ehtablisliment of a principle on -. whiO! -Werehoitileeta the -Government. • '-'.,,. -e• mkiiiiie of apprhension lest if they did, the• con, .. ~. , -• to ad" ; this. _was.net'done in:the COtilmittee,. ,The - •Mte..TreatNo was surprised that:the Right Hon. ' trarye- they should have been set ilewn as enemi es ' , ... .. • ' wend mode to be adopted in order id tfl - "eCt th,e . o . b„.. 1 Gentlerriae,orte of the eccused, should object te4o. to inquiry • Jee,f 'dei . ifed..w; f t el according to :Mr. 13 arit;..., IRi l d 4 $2111,e . ' h• */ Llama proper.ge e d by iii,a.Nc e. bleek . )iend. He itad•read • Toe etteNcEt I. 0 . aof the Fxcfreseerea prepOs e d, ~ .. . .. ..,. -• , eesse r..... • e - . . _ ._- . • EXPEDITION TO THE SCHEI e DT. - On the motion of Lord Viscount CASTLEREA6H, a return of the casualties (to the latest period, dis tinguishing the proportion of corps) in the Island of Walcheren, to the return of the Army to England, was ordered to'be laj.l before the House; also the expenses attending the Expedition. Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that he did not, in the papers' which had been laid on the table, dis cover the cot respondence which had taken place be tween the aominandef in Chief and - the Secretary of State, with respect to some part of the Medical - Dcpartment. - • The, CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that it was preparing to be laid-on the table. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice, that be should, on Thursday, move an Address. -for certain - parts of 1 the communication (such as might, be deemed pr o p er. 1 to diSclose) from Austria to 'this country upon the, subject. , • . ... STANDING ORDER. Mr.. SHMIMAN rose, and. intimated that - it had been .his intention to make a motion •respeeting the ' enforcing the Standing Order of the . Houie„, but it having been ..uggested - td.hitn_that any endeavour. to preve4t ole continuitfice of.the Standing Order yi.it.ll respect to the exclusion of Strangers, .without.pre 'ions notice . of such, intention. would-be n,eless; he shonld gite noticeol a motion. on the - subjed tor to ; morrow, and that was all he' would say at present. On the motion of Mr.,CROKiR, certainletters were ordered to be laid before the HOuSe wlich had I rs cd between Sir R. Strachan and Lord Gardner. 1 These Letters- were afterwards laid on the table: , 1 Mr.. : ,\ 7 •lii;rpttEAn. gave -.notice, that he' would to-niurrow. mote , for .retutns of the • contingeni expk:nct:s of the StaMp Office for the last three. .. :. . • Ilie -ntz9rt. of . the Commits-ee. - ;of Wa'ys qnd u.as brqught,in, and .tho Re4eltitions p.sreed • lidier,7% • Thc -Conlinittee op the E:lft4izt4iikni I till WaS postponed till .ThuisEhly. - • .::1 - -r. • -- 4 l'tie IlevcFsion Pill ti•as . readla•secol4 - t.iilie, ,and cornmittect . tor tolmorrow. --- -' ''''''' that' Mr. W' Kherforce's name be inserted in th e li s t of the Committee, in t he room of Lord Porebestere: The natere'of that Committee had been mistaken. TheMenabets of. it were not to adjudge .any ques tion ; it, was ti!eir exclusive duty to, receive. such secret information as his Majesty's Ministers should think necessary, in,order to explain the policy which led-toir t,iie.:Expeditim in - rtlettroliid - report it • to the House. This I,vasehe only duty which they had to discharg e . . '''. Mr. RAtereps said it was an unusual thing for any Member to propose a Committee to that lIPuSe without 'naming himself as the Chairman. - The SPEAKER observed, that it was quitea ratt ier of option with any Merbber to word his motion as he thought proper, and that •he (the Speaker) would put thernotioreas it was given to him. Lord PCRCHESTER withdrew his original motion. The Sp -RAKER theft put the question on. the Com mittee, which was carried without a division. Lord PORCHESTER then moved, that the follow ing Members be appointed to compOse:thlt Com mittee :- .. . • ... Lord Porchester, Admiral Nbrkliath, . • Right liOn. B. Bathurst, General Ferg uson , Mr: F. Robinson, • mr. wilbereece. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, - .that: since the Noble Lord had already named five, which was more than an equal balance, he would move, that Mi., Sturges Bounce's name be inserted instead of that of ewe of.the Members set down. - ' ' , • The Hous e was cleared 'ter adivision, but the Chancellor Of the EAcheqeer„we understand, after watdsacceded trithelpropoiedbppointment. A division then took place on.ilie names of Mr.- Yorke arid 'Sir John Sebright, when there appeared,' — For Mr. Yorke 10 is ... ,'• • • • Sir Min Seurrigot „ , . 123 . The rernaiuing 'Members "proposed by the Chan- ;. cellor of the Exchequer were then agreed to, when the Committee stoodos fdllows i--- . -Lord Porehester • I Mr. Wilb er f orce Rt. lion. B. Bathurst Captain . r o Ikrestord .. ' Mr: F. Robi nao n M Yrke. Admiral Markham • . Right Hon. Rd. Ryder. „ • General Ferg uson On, our being re=admitted, we found the Chan-. cellor44,thefFetchequer speaking ,to a point of order. The 'Sew* then put the quegtiOn, that an huilible - Address b e presented to hirs M a j es t y , re, ' questing.copieS. of all the instructions given to Lord ; Cbaeliam and. Sir R. Strachan, relative to the Expe dition io,the,Scheldt, which was carried 'in . the efe firmative: • .. , Lord PORCHESTER cloeinedThesp instruaions too Scanty. • HetherefOre moved, that not only ail the histruelions, but also all the papers relating to any 'cOrrespond e n ce b etween his -Majesty's Ministers and ,the o.fficere employ e d i n t h e Expedition to the 'Schelihrbd laid on the table. ' / The CHANCELLOR of -the Excnenuea did not believe:there were any papers of consequence rela tive to the Expedition that were not already on the table, except such as were reserved for the inspeetion of the Secret Committee._, , The SPEAKER th en put the question, that Mr. Bathurst's Dispatch of 'the lath September be laid oh the table.--Ordered. Mr. CROKER said, that there wasa letter from the - Commander in Chief of the Expedition (Lord Chet, ham) dated the 14th September, which , was not before the House, 'and which would be laid before . ..,..., the Secret Committee, and that it would be. very deqirebto it'ehould'bo 4ticptiVWy considered. ... . The House then resolved itself. into a Critinnitiee of Inquiry to . presecute the examination into the cir cumstances . ..., of the Expedition to the Scheldt; when. on the motion of:Mr. I'prk for' the' enforcement • of .the Standing Order, We .were Obliged to with draw. • r [Stringers were not . ag suridain admitted ; but e Une ~ I. derstand Si r David Dundaet went a exarni-' s ., netionin r egardto the sta te of the army 'pre lonviog suet to iti . ,-, • sailing, .and,the nature of the preparetions for fittin g ' it gut. ..,..§lijetwase-Pepys v asafterwards e xam i ne d . We understaaili e , pri nc i pa l point of his examina tion was, that-the time of ins being congulted, with' leci he -ePßfiate -Of Walcheren, was the 1 oth of Se pternbere - eildjourned at One o'clock.] - , .. eeekrels . .-k E , s • i-; N...,.. . , ...- ' •• AOLINi:QUIS DICERL'FAESUM AUDEATI LON D 0 N . . TUE.8131,4Y, ESBRUARY Op :4110. We-are liapi* to state that, the officiaLaccount ‘' 1 Was be at the Admiraly ofthe capture of th i e g-tzcgtradaloupe, - ot which we gave so-inteie"Sting at yesterday. I n addition to the there were four corvettes destroyed. .T 66 otheTit w 'O f r i gat e s ate in th e ne i g hb ourhood of • i.;uadaletipe, and are closely looked after by our . • blockading stßidron. The otteial account will appear in the Gazette of :his evening. s A Copy of the Regulations agreed to by, the Su preme Junta of Spain, for the election of the Cortes, has reached this Country. The number pf Deputies ' to be chosen amounts to CoB, and there .are to be 68 Supplementary Msrubers.to supply vacancies. ! Thece are reports of a very •favourable nature re;- .. spealn 4 , th 1 . ocaridou s. of the Spanish' Army of La . : - Itiltnchi atgainst, te„ u .Prench und er V ic . roa.. . 'We, . .. Cllg - • .hoWevet, entiel4in considerabl e doubts upon the soja4l, for tl29ygh we love always been sanguine - in our P . Maiiii - ns of the ultimate success of tire - . iitniar yet we do not think them y e t' equal.' to -,s the,Rkerich, in a general. action, in Point of disci. - 3 piffle and macs. I --................. • . , ~ ~. Ytlii! night a debate; took place in the Ho e_ of 'cdirimons:upo9.lbe appointrbent of a . Secret Coin:- niktie to examine such parts of the evidence re= 'pe's!Fting the Wiliche;en Expedition .as were of a 'nature not fit to be laid 'publicly before the House, A dii , isiOrk - rwhictplac e on the- proposition of . Mr. Yait.KE ly.jiierAihria•ELOß Of the • EX:C 1-lERnE II 'illidlif ,, b/r JOHN SEBRIGHT by. Lord PORCHESTEIi• ; the Majority in favour of Air. YORKE was 68. •. 4 „ `~ ~~''t troi z PUI t'Uy 0 Xi y Tb J r irgij t ' re te Of t h e tOrn p i to, an I ng tion o. Mode ill suc °t iler, so as t Whoe (iiticl n th e sei ill ~ tio s twen aSS aila tosti( r ''tlai 1 cl„ t , Were r m eat ~ ~~h tes! a Short D wn- Si re ceive th e ss, 10 this the Me pate sli ye +ll9 Judi 11 of done thqiiasi Bi e°41 1)::t cabo_ e n * Wit ; tt) - • j ‘ Cdp s),111 at i , I I f ro da ) brc rec. 20: 1 th:2 ( bon a F 1 one boy itlg, • Pi the; Do w 'Su Ply r ; ) • 4kr,